Massaging-machine.



L. W. G. FLYNT.

MASSAGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN; al. |916.

Patented Dec. 11,1917.

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L. w. G. FLYNT. MAssAGlNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 3l. l9l6.

Patented Dec. l1. .1917'.`

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MASSAGING MACHINE.

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LOUIS W. G. FLYNT, 0F MORSEMERE, NEW JERSEY.

MAssaGING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

Application aieanmary 31,1916. serial No. 75,275.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis W. G. FLYN'r, a subgect of Great Britain, anda resident of Morsemere, in the county of Bergen and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvemen'ts in Massaging-Machines, of which the following isla specification.

My invention relates to massaging machines, particularly to that classcomprising.

a stand and a massagingl tool together with means for reciprocating thetool over the body of the person on the stand, and the invention may beconsidered an improvement over the structure disclosed in my Patent No.1,17 5,513 offMarch 14, 1916. The patent referred to covers particularlythe massag ing tool while the present invention covers 'improvedconstruction and arrangement for the tool and the supporting stand orframe l therefor and power mechanism for control- Vsis `ling thereciprocation of the tool. One of the Vobjects of theinvention is toprovide an improved radially yieldable supporting fname for themassaging tool proper, which tool is in the form of a ring composed ofspring sections. Another object. is to provide improved verticallyrceiprocatory mechanismen which the tool supporting `trarne isadjustably mounted. Another object is to provide slmple and ei'icientmeans, i

preferably electrically controlled, for effecting reciprocation of thesupport forthe tool structure. y

The ,above and other objects of my invention will vbe clearly understoodby reference to the accompanying drawings inwhich-w Figure 1' is a frontelevational view of thema'chine or apparatus,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on 'plane 2-2,

ig. 3 is a se'ctionalvlew of one side of "the machine 'on plane .ii-3,Fig. 2,

Fig. 4. is a sectional view on plane lr-A, 1, (enlarged scale) ig.5 .isasectional View on plane 5 5,

iig.` 6 is an enlarged s1de .elevatlonal view of one of the supportingarms -for the massa ing ring,

' 1g. 7 i is a sectional view on plane 7-7,

gigi 8 is an enlarged sectional view on plane 8--8,4 Fig. 5, and

.,Fig. 9 is a sectional lview on plane 9-.-9,

ends of posts 15 and 16, these posts terminat-` ing at their upper endsin parallel transverse plates 17 and 18', tl1e,tops of the lposts beingconnected by a beam 19. The posts are rigidly held in vertical positionby stay rods 20 and 21 extending from the plates 17 and A1&3 to theframes 10 and 11. Extending downwardly from the front ends of the plates17 and 18 are rods 22 and Q3 on which a handle bar 24 is adjustablevertically, adjustable collars 25 and 26 supporting the bar in anyadjusted position against downward movement. and 11 at the front andrear thereof are supporting rods 2.7 and 28 for the platform 29, cleats30 and 31 secured to the under side of the platform abutting againstthese rods to hold the platform against lateral displacement, whilewinged. buttons 32 on `the under side of the cleats. are` adapted to beswung into position below bars to thus' hold the platform againstvertical displacement. the bars the platform may be readily detached.

The posts 15 and 16y receive the tubes 33 and 34 to whose lower endsiiittings 35 and 36 are secured and connected together by thesemi-circular brace member 37. The tubes with the ttin s and bracemember form asupporting rame F for the tool structure T and the frame isvertically reciprocable on the posts to carry the tool structure u anddown in massaging en-V ga gement wlth the person P standing on theplatform 29.

Describing first thengechanism for effecting reciprocation of the frameF, an electric motor such as M ispreferablyprovided for furnishing thepower, this motor .being shown mounted atthe front of the base betweenthe castings 10 and 11. A shaft 38' extends across the machine below theplatf form 29 and into the interior of. thaframes 10 and 11 which arehollow, the'slaft'being jourrialed in bearin' extensions 39and-40 onythe inner sides of *Si Extending betweenthe frames 10A lVhen the buttonsare removed from e and frames, waitin pivotedto the fitting of the frameF. Within the ces-ting 11 the shaft 38 has se-A cured thereto a crankwheel (not shown) which is connected to the fitting 3G of the freine Fby a connecting rod 45, The arrangement is such thatwhen the shaft 38 isturnedthe connecting rods will be bodily raised end lowered to eii'ectready reciprocation of the frame F on the posts loyal-1d 1 6. Meshingwith the gear 41 is a pinion 46 which is secured to the inner end of theshaft i v4&7 journaled in the bearing extension #18A on the frame 10.Securedto the inner' end of the 'shaft is a belt pulley 49, a belt 50passing about this pulle and the driving pulley 51 on the shaft o' themotor lVL When the motor is running the pinion 46 causes com parativelyslow rotation of the crank gear 41 and the shnft 30 on which this gearand the crank wheel 4e are mounted, the freine F beinfr thenrccioroceted on its su ortin n i g posts. In order to tense the belt anidler pulley 52 engages against the top .thereof and is jonrnaled in theend of a lever pivoted :it its outer end. to the side of the frame l0indicated at 54, a spring 55- pullingion. the lever to yieldingly press'the idler against thebelt. The hollow frames l0 and lll. containing thecrank wheels have detachable side covers 56 and 57, these covextendingrlq'nvnrdly beyond the frames andi each provided with inward extensions-I -1 58 and 59 'to form e protecting housing or mrd for the upper endsof the connecting..

rods

Describing now the tool structure T, supporting blocks (SO and 61 arevertically ad ju'stsble on the tubes 33 and 34 and cach is adapted to beclamped inndjustcd 'position bye wing screw 62. Theblocks undjl supporton their inner faces plates 63 'and 6ft and theseplatcs mountrespectively the substantially semi-circular bars 65 and 66. At the endsof the'bar's'and at i'ntelrrnediateA points thereof arms' are p-ivotedand extend upwardly andjsupportat their' upper .spring sections (iSd-jfends the annular messaging tool built up of o, 's' best shown in'Figs.'to`9,.t1ievarms a'iie formed of two 'halves e and b, the lower `endsVof which` arcsepa.-

pivot pin for cach arm is normally locked i in-positioli bya key 71, aspring- 72 permit- 73 inV `line Withthc pin so the pin may betingdepression of the vkey to bring its groove withdrawn. E'ch,spring-section G8 has uV Aat-,leech end 'at thel center ofrwhichswiveled af cougi'ling 75 which has ball bearing engagement '.-Withfthc'cap. The

sides ci'andb' oieachnrm 67 are -held toletherht .their upper-.ends by.a sorcw'78 warnt-'Swing nut 77.- 'llheends 'of the halves a aifd o forkoutwardly to `form. a pocket 79"l whose sides have -the 'slots 0" and dfor 1e f -rated to receivepivot 'lugs 69. on the bars 65" "and 661-Asshown in Figs. 8 and 9, the i' tically the user which is made ajust'able for differentpeg- Asons by means of thev collars 25 end 2l; As

Cciving the necks 80 of thecouplings, the slots at`their lower endsbeing sufficiently large to receive the heads 81 of the couplings,ibutat their tops bein narrower. In the pocket 79 is inserted a ller pin S2and receiving this pin is a U-shaped spring bushing 83. When the springsections are'to be mounted on the arms the Wing nuts 78 are unscrewedand thel arm h alves a and b spread apart. Thehead-s 8l are theninsei-ted through the slots o and d and the nuts 78 are tightened tosecurely clamp the 'parts together, the spring bushings locking thecoupling heads in the narrow sections of the slots o `and d.

y When it is desired to use the machine the annular message ring isopened by loosen.- ing one of the nuts 78 to'permit the end of one ofthe spring sections to be withdrawn. The person touse the machine thensteps on the platform 29' and into the massaging ring and then closesthe ring. A switch (not shown) for the motor circuit can be provided inconvenient position so thatthe motor can be started. While the messagingstructure T is reciprocated verrasps the handle bar 2i the massagingstructure travels up' and down the spring sections expand and contractand work and message the body. o

In the drawings the massaging ring 68 is above the' supporting berV 65sov that. the

upper part ofthe body may be massagedduring operation `of themachinefmln order to swing the massaging strilctnrev L"Esto bring themassaging kstructure below the bars 65 and 66 the'plates 63 and 64are'rotatable on the blocks 60 and 61, tmnnion bolts 84 and 85 extendingfrom the plates 63 and 6 4 respectively and through the blocks 60 and61' and engaged at their outer ends by Wing nuts 86 and 87. When thawingnuts are.

loosened the plates 63 and 64434111 be rotated :ind he entire massagingstructure T'swung around. therewith. To lock this frame in its upper orlower vposition tongue and groove connection 87 is provided between theplates and the supporting blocks. In' either position the frame T isalso vertically adjustable by means of clamping screws 62.

I thus provide a machine which can vbeA adjusted for different personsand on which the massaging tool can be adjusted "toteke reffe-ct ondifc'rentparts ofuthelbodtotbe massagcd. I do not of course' desireto belimited to the exact 'constrllctionand-ar.-.

4rangement shown andv described as modifiy cations are no donbtpossiblewhich would still comewithin the scope of t.he invention."v

I claim as follows: l. In a massaging ilachinc, the combination of a.base structure, posts extending therefrom, tubes. slidable on saidposts, semicircular suppoiting members extending to- Ward each otherfrom said tubes, arms piv'- oted at one end to said supporting membersand extending toward each other, spring roller sections journaled at andbetween the free ends of saidl arm to fomn an annular elastic massagingtool, and means for reciprooating said tubes on said posts.

2. In a massaging machine, the combination of a 'base structure, postsextending therefrom, a frame slidable on said posts, fittings verticallyadjustable on said frame at opposite sides theneof, semi-circularextensions from said fittings'forming a substantially circularsupport,arms pivoted at one end to said extensions, springV rollersections rotatably secured at and between the free ends of said arms forforming an annular elastic massaging tool, and means for reciprocatingsaid supportingframe. i

3. In a massaging machine, the co111bination of `a base structure, postsextending therefrom, tubes slidable on said posts and connected togetherto V)iorm a supporting frame, means' for reciprocating said frame onsaid posts, fittings verticallyadjustable on said tubes, supporting ringsections extending toward each other from said {ittings, arms-pivoted atone end to said ring` sections, and spring roller sections secured atand pivoted between the free endsof said arms to form an annular elasticmassaging tool.

4. In a massaging machine,l the combina- V.the ends of said brackets,

tion of a base structure, two posts extending therefrom, ttings'on saidposts,ver tically reciprocable thereon, sup orting ring sectionsextending from said ttings, arms extending upwardly andradially fromsaid ring sections, and roller sections pvoted between the free ends ofsaid arms to form an annular massaging tool, the connection between saidring sections and fittings being adjustable to perm't swing of the ringsections about their common axis.

In a massaging machine, the combination of a base structure, two postsextend' ing therefrom, fittings vertically reoiprocable on said posts,arcuate supporting frame sections .trunnioned to said fittings, armssecured at one end to said supporting frame sections, and massaging toolsections pivoted at and between the other ends of sai? arms to form an,annular massaging too 6. In a massaging machine, the combination of aplatform, two vertical posts,

brackets extending forwardly from the tops of said posts and rodsdepending from` a handle bar Yertically adjustable on said dependingrods, and a massaging tool structure mounted on said posts to bereciprocated, and means for effecting such reciprocation.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 24th day ofJanuary, A.- D.V

LOUIS W. G. FLYNT.

